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The Maysville City Council approved a rezoning and annexation request dealing with about 45 acres on Highway 52 and West Freeman Drive at a Dec. 11 meeting, but not before some controversy between citizens during a public hearing held prior to the vote. Gary Adams asked to rezone the front part of his property located on Highway 52 for future ... [Full Story »] 

For the second meeting in a row, citizens used the comment portion of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners meeting to verbally attack commissioner Tom Crow for his role in a lawsuit filed by four citizens to stop work on the new West Jackson EMS station. Superior Court Judge David Motes ruled earlier that work could resume on the EMS ... [Full Story »] 

A Madison County woman asked Commerce police to arrest a local man she thinks stole a pit bull puppy that was to be a Christmas gift for her daughter. Commerce officers declined. The 29-year-old white female came into the police department on Dec. 7 to report the loss of the four-month-old dog and told police that someone left her a note saying ... [Full Story »] 

Work can resume at the new EMS station in West Jackson following action by Superior Court Judge David Motes Monday morning to dismiss a temporary restraining order that halted the project on Nov. 20. Four county citizens, Albon Gilbert, Jerry Tate, James Lyle and Doug Waters, filed the lawsuit to stop the project, claiming the county has not ... [Full Story »] 

Commerce’s total net assets decreased by $46,000 over the 2011-12 fiscal year that ended June 30 and its total revenues fell by $285,000, but the city’s auditor called that the city’s “best financial performance in the last five years.” Steven Wilcox presented the audit to the Commerce City Council Monday night. While he reported on ... [Full Story »] 

A pair of traffic stops on the U.S. 441 bypass resulted in the arrests of three people during the past week for possession of methamphetamine, according to the Commerce Police Department. Justin Smith, 25, of 1050 Walnut Street, Athens, had a unique excuse, however. He said he smoked meth “to numb the pain” of his mother’s death. He was a ... [Full Story »]